Union Carbide 10-K 2006 FY Annual report

Exhibit 32.1

Union Carbide Corporation and Subsidiaries

Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, John R. Dearborn, President and Chief Executive Officer of Union Carbide Corporation (the “Corporation”), certify that:

1.the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.

/s/ JOHN R. DEARBORN

John R. Dearborn

President and Chief Executive Officer

February 20, 2007

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